The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jatko, LLC (“Jatko”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0094.
Jatko is stated to operate a facility in Jasper, Tennessee.
A True Minor Source Construction and Operating Permit is stated to have been issued to Jatko on January 17, 2023. The Permit is stated to have been applicable to a vinyl acetate storage tank and a formaldehyde-acetone resin reactor with scrubber.
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (“Division”) personnel are stated to have conducted a site inspection at the facility on February 26th. During the inspection it is stated that records for the flow rate of the chemical scrubber during reactor operation, weekly scrubber operation, and maintenance checks for the period covering January 17, 2023, through February 26, 2025, were reviewed. The Division inspector is stated to have determined that the records required by Condition S2-4 of the Permit were not being maintained.
The Division is stated to have received records of flow rate of the chemical scrubber during reactor operation and records of the weekly scrubber operation and maintenance checks beginning March 7th. The records were received on March 28th. Therefore, it is stated that no further corrective action is required. On April 10th a Notice of Violation was issued to Jatko.
The Order proposes a civil penalty of $1,500.00.
The Order provides certain appeal rights.
A copy of the Order can be downloaded here.
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